Shaggy Inkcap - Coprinus comatus
Alternative names
Lawyer's Wig
Description
Usually up to 10 cm tall, occasionally more. Egg shaped when young, becoming bell shaped. The young cap is white with darker flaky scales. As it becomes older it begins to turn inky (deliquesces) from the outer rim of the cap inwards.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
It occurs in meadows, woods and roadside verges
When to see it
Found from late summer to autumn
UK Status
Common and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David NichollsRutland Water, Egleton NR12 November 2004
Graham CalowBroughton Astley21 October 2012 Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Ink Cap) Drive to 'Fosse View' Leicester Road Sapcote SP 4997 9321 (taken 28.10.2009).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote28 October 2009
Graham CalowBroughton Astley21 October 2012
LostashWhetstone Village19 October 2012
David NichollsBurbage Wood07 November 2013
 Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Ink Cap) Drive to 'Fosse View' Leicester Road Sapcote SP 4997 9321 (taken 28.10.2009).JPG)
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LostashWhetstone Footpath to Recreational Ground06 May 2012
Alan SemperHarby churchyard09 October 2012
Graham CalowBroughton Astley21 October 2012
LostashWhetstone Village19 October 2012
LostashWhetstone Village19 October 2012
Alan SemperHarby verge07 October 2012
Alan SemperHarby verge07 October 2012
Barbara CooperLong Clawson03 November 2012
LostashLutterworth Green28 September 2013
LostashEnderby Rd Whetstone20 October 2013
